Teen soccer players face rape charges in court

Three suburban Boston high school soccer players used a broomstick to rape one freshman and try to rape two others last week at a sports team-building retreat in the Berkshires, a prosecutor said Tuesday, and one suspect was held pending a hearing to determine whether he is a danger to the public.

Galileo Mondol, 17, was charged as an adult with several charges, including aggravated rape. He was ordered held pending a dangerousness hearing on Friday.

Prosecutors said Mondol accompanied the two juveniles into a cabin, who then forced boys to the floor and raped them.

"The defendant and co-defendants entered the cabin -- 'We're going to pick someone,' going through the freshmen. 'It's you, no you, you,' pointing to various freshmen in the cabin. At some point, one of them picked up a broom," prosecutor Rachael Eramo said.

Prosecutors said Mondol watched the first attack, and then asked to join in.

"This defendant said along the lines of: 'I want to have a chance at that.' 'I want to have a crack at that,'" Eramo said.

Mondol's attorney said the co-defendants were the aggressors and the 17-year-old had nothing to do with the attacks.

"The victim said my client had nothing to do with it. The co-defendants say my client had nothing to do with it," defense attorney William Korman said.

There were 161 athletes at the camp and 19 adult supervisors. According to officials, there was at least one chaperone in every cabin overnight.

"This is a young boy who should have been going to school today. Instead of getting dressed for school, he's getting dressed for court," Korman said.

The two 16-year-olds were being arraigned on similar crimes in juvenile court on Tuesday. Their names have not been released.

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